Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter to the contrary, all exterior displays for an adult entertainment business shall comply with the following regulations.
(A) General. No adult entertainment business shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation of any material depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas by display, decorations, sign, a show window or other opening from any public right-of-way.
(B) Number of signs. Not more than one wall sign shall be permitted for an adult entertainment business and said wall sign shall be permitted only on the front facade of the building. In addition to the one permitted wall sign, an adult entertainment business may be permitted not more than one freestanding sign and which meets all of the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.
(C) Sign surface area. The maximum sign area of a wall sign for an adult entertainment business shall not exceed an amount equal to 5% of the front building facade of the first floor elevation (first ten feet) of the premises occupied by the adult entertainment business, or 100 square feet, whichever is the lesser. The maximum combined sign area of a freestanding sign shall not exceed one square foot for each lineal foot of frontage of the lot, or 24 square feet, which is the lesser.
(D) Lighting. Signs and sign structures may be illuminated, provided, however, the illumination shall not be by way of exterior lighting (e.g., spot or floodlights).
(Ord. 2003-17, passed 8-11-2003)